Providence may have what it takes to knock off the No. 1-seeded Louisville Cardinals today in the Big East Championship—a core group of seniors and potential to get hot from three-point range.

Providence also finds itself on the bubble despite going 10-8 in the nation's toughest conference. Providence has a weak résumé, with their biggest wins coming against Syracuse and Pittsburgh. Besides those big conference wins, Providence's non-conference schedule was weak.

No. 8 seed Providence College needed a late rally to defeat DePaul 83-74 in the second round of the Big East Championship. Sharaud Curry and Weyinmi Efejuku combined to score 48 points.

No. 1 seed Louisville is coming off a season-ending 62-59 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. The win was their seventh in a row.

Louisville is led by do-everything small forward Terrance Williams. Williams was selected First Team All-Big East.

Cold Hard Facts

Providence College is 16-27 in the Big East Championship. Their win over DePaul was their first in the Big East Championship since 2003, when they defeated West Virginia 73-50.

Louisville holds its opponents to 39 percent shooting. Providence comes into the game shooting nearly 46 percent from the field. Louisville may be considered soft if you take into account they have only attempted 584 free throws, while Providence has attempted 754.

Prediction

Providence wins the three-point shootout and thus the game, 84-80.

The following stats are for Big East games only. For Louisville Stats click here. For Providence Stats click here.